Pencil lettering machine



June 19, 1962 1.. A. KINGSLEY PENCIL LETTERING MACHINE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1Filed Aug. 24, 1959 June 19, 1962 L. A. KINGSLEY PENCIL LETTERINGMACHINE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 24, 1959 INVENTOR. LIW/S ,4.(/A/GSAE) 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Aug. 24, 1959 INVENTOR. LAW/S 4.1601/6525) Unite States Patent 3,039,384 PENCIL LETTERING MACHHWE LewisA. Kingsley, Beverly Hills, Calif. Kingsley Machine Co., 850 CahuengaBlvd., Hollywood 38, Calif.

) Filed Aug. 24, 1959, Ser. No. 835,667

7 Claims. (Cl. 101-11) This invention relates to an improved pencilmarking machine.

It is an object of this invention to provide an attachment to a hotstamping machine which will adapt same to marking pencils and the like.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a device wherein anovel feed means is utilized to feed pencils one at a time to themarking machine and to retain control over the pencils in such a manneras to prevent more than one being delivered at a time.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a device wherein anovel ejecting device is operated simultaneously with the feed mechanismto eject a marked pencil before an unmarked pencil is delivered formarkmg.

Other objects and advantages will be readily apparent from the followingdescription:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a machine embodying this invention.

FIGURE 2 is a view taken along line 22 of FIG- URE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a view taken along line 33 of FIG- URE 2.

FIGURE 4 is a perspective of the anvil.

FIGURE 5 is a view taken along line 55 of FIG- URE 2.

FIGURE 6 is a view taken along line 66 of FIG- URE 5.

FIGURE 7 is a view similar to FIGURE 3 with the tray broken away and thetype carrying head in the lowermost position.

FIGURE 8 is a view taken along line 88 of FIG- URE 2.

FIGURE 9 is a view taken along line 9-9 of FIG- URE 2.

FIGURE 10 is a view similar to FIGURE 7 with the type carrying headascending.

FIGURE 11 is a view taken along line 11-11 of FIGURE .2.

Referring first to FIGURE 1, a stamping machine 12 of the type describedin Kingsley Patent No. 2,047,373

issued July 14, 1936, is utilized and modified to adapt same to marklead pencils. A gooseneck arm 14 is supported above bed 16 and has avertical guideway formed therein to reciprocally mount operating bar 18which at its lowermost extremity carries a type holder head 20 in whichtype 22 may be held as for example is disclosed in Kingsley Patent No.2,740,352, issued April 3, 1956. The head 20 contains the conventionalheating element. Foil is reeved from roll 24 beneath the type 22 totake-up roll 26. The take-up roll is mounted upon a U-shaped bracket 28in turn reciprocated with the operating bar.

The above generally described machine is well known in the art andfurther details may be found in the above referred to patents.

An anvil 30 is secured as by screws upon the printing bed 32 directlybeneath type 22. When a pencil is delivered into groove 34 in the anvil30 it is firmly supported therein during lowering of type 22 whichheated type forms an impression in the pencil and deposits the markingmaterial from the foil therein thereby marking the pencil.

An inclined tray 36 is positioned in advance of anvil 30 to supplypencils to the anvil. Aflixed to the under- 3,039,384 Patented June 19,1962 side of tray 36 is a pair of brackets 38 (see FIGURES 2 and 9)which are secured by screws 40 to plate 42 which in turn is secured toanvil 30 by screws such as 44 (see FIGURE 8).

Brackets 38 are slotted as at 46 to permit vertical adjustment of tray36 with respect to anvil 30. The sides 48 of tray 36 are bent normal tothe body of the tray forming side walls confining the pencils movementon the tray. A pair of guide tabs 50 are formed on sides 48 of tray 36projecting towards one another with the end of each farthest from theanvil flared outwardly from the tray to accommodate a handful of pencilsat a time. The tabs 50 are spaced from the main support surface 52 ofthe tray 36 a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the pencilto be marked thus permitting the pencils to be fed to the anvil insingle file.

Spaced from plate 42 and secured thereto is a second plate 54. Betweenplates 42 and 54 is mounted a U- shaped ejector plate 56 which straddlesthe screws 58 securing plate 54 to plate 42. A spring 60 retained in abore in plate 56 bears upon the top screw 58 and biases plate 56upwardly. A set screw 62 permits adjustment of the screw which isadjusted to bring the top of plate 56 above surface 52 forming a stopagainst which pencils to be marked rest in tray '36, as seen in FIGURE5.

The plate 56 has fixed thereon a pair of screws 64 one on each side ofanvil 30 and projecting through a suitable slot 66 in plate 42 (seeFIGURE 4).

U-shaped bracket 28 has depending therefrom a pair of levers 68 on eachside of the machine which when the operating bar thereof is lowered bypivoting of the operating handle 70 each strikes one of the screws 64and depresses plate 56 below the support surface 52 as seen in FIGURE 7,permitting a pencil to advance in tray 36 to a position abutting plate42 which forms a second stop by projecting above support surface 52 oftray 36.

When handle 70 is released raising operating bar 18 and hence bracket 28and lever 68 the plate 56 is released and spring 60 causes same toreturn to its original position. The raising of plate 56 (best seen inFIGURE 10) raises the pencil abutting plate or stop 42 and forces sameover the stop whereby this single pencil will fall onto inclined surface72 of anvil 30 and into groove 34 awaiting the next down stroke of theoperating bar to be marked.

To prevent the pencils passing out of groove 34 a raised stop 74 ispositioned on anvil 30 adjacent groove 34.

U-shaped bracket 28 also carries on either side of the machine anejector finger 76 which is pivotally mounted on the bracket. On eachside of anvil 30 is secured a cam 78 while each finger carries a camfollower 80. Upon lowering of finger 76 the cam follower strikes the camand pivots the finger away from the pencil in groove 34 to be ejectedtherefrom. A spring 82 is mounted on bracket 28 adjacent 'each finger 76which pivots the finger towards groove 34 when cam follower clears cam78. Each finger is provided with an inclined shoulder 84 which when thefinger is raised, raises the marked pencil out of groove 34 over stop 74and onto a second accumulating tray 86 which is bolted to anvil 30 Thusin operation when the type head is lowered to stamp a pencil, levers 68depress plate 56 advancing the next pencil to be marked against stop 42.At the same time ejector fingers 76 have been pivoted so that shoulders84 will clear the pencil being marked and then position beneath saidpencil. Upon raising of the type head after marking the pencil,shoulders 84 raise the marked pencil over stop 74 onto tray 86. At thesame time plate 56 is released by levers 68 and raises the next pencilto be marked over stop 42 which then rolls into the already clearedgroove 34.

While what hereinbefore has been described as the preferred embodimentof this invention, it is readily ap-- parent that alterations andmodifications may be resorted. to without departing from the scope ofthis invention and: such alterations and modifications are intended tobe Err-- cluded within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A pencil marking device comprising: a hot stamping machine having areciprocating type holding head, an anvil positioned beneath said head,an inclined tray feeding pencils to be marked in single file to saidanvil,. stop means on said tray, and means reciprocating with said headsimultaneously ejecting a marked pencil from said anvil and raising thenext pencil to be marked over said stop means, said last mentioned meansincluding a pair of fingers pivotally connected to said head, a camfollower on each finger, a cam on said anvil in the pathof said followeron each finger including an inclined shoulder thereon whereby engagementof said cam follower with said cam pivots said fingers to permit said.inclined shoulder to pass a pencil in said anvil and toengage and lift apencil out of said anvil upon reciprocation thereof.

2. A pencil marking device comprising: a hot stamping machine having areciprocating type holding head, an anvil positioned beneath said head,an inclined tray feeding pencils to be marked in single file to saidanvil, said anvil having a groove therein receiving a pencil from saidtray, stop means on said tray, and means reciprocating with said headsimultaneously ejecting. a marked pencil'from said anvil and rasing thenext pencil to be marked over said stop means, said last mentioned meansincluding a pair of fingers pivotally connected to said head, a camfollower on each finger, a cam on said anvil in the path of saidfollower on each finger including an inclined shoulder thereon wherebyengagement of said cam follower with said'cam pivots said fingers topermit said inclined shoulder to pass a pencil in said anvil and toengage and lift a pencil outof said anvil upon reciprocation thereof;

3. A'pencil marking device comprising: a hot stamping machine having areciprocating type holding head, an anvil positioned beneath said head,an inclined tray feeding pencils to be marked in single file to saidanvil, said anvil having a groove therein receiving a pencil from saidtray, stop means on the opposite side of the groove from said tray, stopmeans on said tray, and means reciprocating with said headsimultaneously ejecting a marked pencil from said anvil and raising thenext pencilto be marked over said stop means, said last mentioned meansincluding a pair of'fingers pivotally connected to said head, a camfollower on each finger, a cam on said anvil in the path of saidfollower on each finger including an inclined shoulder thereon wherebyengagement of said cam follower with said cam pivots said fingers topermit said inclined shoulder to pass a pencil in said anvil and toengage and lift a pencil out of said anvil upon reciprocation thereof onsaid tray.

4. A pencil marking device comprising: a hot stamping machine having areciprocating type holding head, an anvil positioned beneath said head,an inclined tray feeding pencils to be marked in single file to saidanvil, stop means on said tray, an ejector adjacent said stop means, andmeans reciprocating with said head simul: taneously ejecting a markedpencil from said anvil and actuating said ejector to move the nextpencil to be marked over said stop means, said last mentioned meansincluding a pair of fingers'pivotally connected to said head, a camfollower on each finger, a cam on said anvil in the path of saidfollower on each finger including an inclined shoulder thereon wherebyengagement of said cam follower with said cam pivots said fingers topermit said inclined shoulder to pass a pencil in said anvil and toengage and lift a pencil out of said anvil upon reciprocation thereof.

5. A pencil marking device comprising: a hot stamping machine having areciprocating type holding head, an anvil positioned beneath said head,an inclined tray feeding pencils to be marked in single file to saidanvil, .=said anvil having a groove therein receiving a pencil from:said tray, stop means on said tray, an ejector adjacent :said stopmeans, and means reciprocating with said head simultaneously ejecting amarked pencil from said anvil and actuating said ejector to move thenext pencil to be marked over said stop means, said last mentioned meansincluding a pair of fingers pivotally connected to said head, a camfollower on each finger, a cam on said anvil in the path of saidfollower on each finger including an inclined shoulder thereon wherebyengagement of said cam follower with said cam pivots said fingers topermit :said inclined shoulder to pass a pencil in said anvil and toengage and lift a pencil out of said anvil upon reciprocation thereof.

6. A pencil marking device comprising: a hot stamping machine having areciprocating type holding head, an anvil positioned beneath said head,an inclined tray feeding pencils to be marked in single file to saidanvil, stop means on said tray, an ejector adjacent said stop means,means reciprocating with said head simultaneously ejecting a markedpencil from said anvil and actuating :said ejector to move the nextpencil to be marked over said stop means, said last mentioned meansincluding a pair of fingers pivotally connected to said head, a camfollower on each finger, a cam on said anvil in the path of saidfollower on each finger including an inclined shoulder thereon wherebyengagement of said cam follower with said cam pivots said fingers topermit said inclined shoulder to pass a pencil in said anvil and toengage and lift a pencil out of said anvil upon reciprocation thereof,and means on said tray delivering pencils in single file to saidejector.

7. A pencil marking device comprising: a hot stamping machine having areciprocating type holding head, an anvil positioned beneath said head,an inclined tray feeding pencils to be marked in single file to saidanvil,

said anvil having a groove therein receiving a pencil from said tray,stop means on said tray, an ejector adjacent said stop means, meansreciprocating with said head simultaneously ejecting a marked pencilfrom said anvil and actuating said ejector to move the next pencil to bemarked over said stop means, said last mentioned means including a pairof fingers pivotally connected to said head, a cam follower on eachfinger, a cam on said anvil in the path of said follower on each fingerincluding an inclined shoulder thereon whereby engagement of said camfollower with said cam pivots said fingers to permit said inclinedshoulder to pass a pencil in said anvil and to engage and lift a pencilout of said anvil upon reciprocation thereof, and means on said traydelivering pencils in singlefile to said ejector.

